PLEASE NOTE: In 2011 this edition went out of print and was replaced by the current (2nd) edition, ISBN 978-1892989420. Learn an approach for helping students become invested in creating and living by classroom rules. K-8 teachers in a wide range of settings have used this approach to establish calm, safe learning environments and teach children self-discipline. Written by four experienced classroom teachers, this book offers practical techniques for: * Helping students articulate their hopes and dreams for school * Involving students in generating classroom rules that grow out of their hopes and dreams * Modeling, practicing, and role playing the rules * Using teacher language effectively to reinforce the rules * Teaching children about logical consequences for rule breaking * Choosing effective logical consequences * Teaching children to live by the rules outside the classroom Includes separate chapters on what this approach looks like at various grade levels.

Rules in School (Strategies for Teachers, )

Education & Teaching

Wood, Chip

Porter, Deborah

Forton, Mary Beth

Schools & Teaching

Center for Responsive Schools, Inc.

Positive behavior can be taught. Join the thousands of teachers in schools nationwide who have used this positive approach to discipline to establish calm, safe classrooms in which students can do their best learning.
The approach to discipline presented in this book helps children develop self-control, understand how positive behavior looks and sounds, and come to value such behavior.
With many examples from their own classrooms, three experienced teachers offer practical techniques to help you:
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<li>Establish clear expectations for behavior from day one</li>
<li>Teach students how to articulate their learning goals for school</li>
<li>Create classroom rules that connect to students' goals</li>
<li>Use techniques such as interactive modeling to teach positive behavior</li>
<li>Reinforce positive behavior with supportive teacher language</li>
<li>Quickly stop misbehavior</li>
<li>Restore positive behavior so that children retain their dignity and continue learning</li>
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Join the thousands of teachers in schools nationwide who've used this positive approach to discipline to establish calm, safe classrooms in which students can do their best learning. K-8.

Rules in School: Teaching Discipline in the Responsive Classroom, 2nd Edition

Brady, Kathryn

Northeast Foundation for Children

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